The changing aetiology of paediatric bacteraemia in England and Wales, 1998-2007

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Henderson, Katherine L ^a   Johnson, Alan P ^a   Muller Pebody, Berit ^a   Charlett, André ^a   Gilbert, Ruth ^b   Sharland, Mike ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VACCINE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOGENIC BACTERIUM; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; WALES;

EID: 76049093849     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.015271-0     Document Type: Article

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